2022 Tacoma Differences

Hi there, tried reading a bit but was getting convoluted information.

Long story short, we have a mid 90s SR5 that my son drives. Its a stick and was my wife's first vehicle. Its awesome, but in this new world with so many drivers and accidents, my wife is not comfortable with him (he is driving a lot for sports now) driving it as a daily driver. She wants airbags and all the safety features of modern vehicles. So we are selling it, and apparently can get quite a bit for it.

We still need a family truck and long time TOY owners (I had one as my first vehicle too) we are going to buy a new 2022 Tacoma for him to drive (but its ours). Basically, because new is barely more than used these days. (We have an in to get at or under MSRP depending on the model.)

So that is where the confusion enlies. There are too many options. I love the look of the TRD Pro, but we need the long bed, so that puts us at the TRD off road and maybe swapping out the rims and some trim kits. We also want to put a small lift on it, preferably factory. We were all set to finalize our order when we read that the double cab long bed cant get the lift (or so we've read?), only the short bed. So I am confused. And since we are ordering this site unseen, I need to ensure we have everything correct in the order.

Can anyone comment on this or have any insight? We are concerned that an aftermarket lift would void warranties.

 

The 3rd gen 2016-2022 Tacomas have 8 airbags and a slew of safety features.. I'm bias towards the 2.7L 4 cylinder for the longevity and reliability as well as fuel economy..the 2.7L 4x4 is only available in the Access cab with 6ft bed..the 4 door double cab 2.7L is 2wd and 5ft bed only.. reports of 500k miles plus has been reported for the 2TR-FE 2.7L and even more..the 3.5 V6 seems to get 300k typically and nearly half the fuel economy in real world driving..the 2.7L is rated for 3,500 lb tow capacity vs the 3.5 L V6 6,500 lb tow capacity..of course the V6 comes in both short bed and long bed..

 

Sorry, maybe i wasn't clear. We are getting a 4 door 6 foot bed regardless. We need the towing capacity.

But I don't understand how this applies to the add ons for factory lifts.


I know an aftermarket one is better, but I dont want to void any warranties. I'd rather just point and click for lack of a better term and have it show up the exact way we want it. I really dont want to talk to a dealership, because Im not sure id even trust they know what they are claiming with most having all new sales people.

 

I don't have experience with lifts but do have a lot of experience with Stealerships that claim they can only order a vehicle with $3k of aftermarket add ons that you don't want like $73 phone charging cables or $184 locking lug nuts etc.. the key is to shop around as much as possible till you find a dealership that doesn't force you to buy a lot of stuff you don't want or need..and get an itemized invoice of doc fees , dealer fees as they are wildly different from dealer to dealer.. What happened to me was Stealership #1 claimed $1500 add ons plus $1k doc fee..Stealership #2 claimed $3k add ons plus $1k doc fee then $560 E filing of the doc fee..Dealership #3 $0 add ons , $800 doc fee.. the most commonly added fake add on is Platinum protection $700 for 2ys road side, 2 oil changes, 4 tire rotations etc..Toyota actually gives each customer that exactly at $0 cost..the Stealership is selling customers a $700 package that Toyota gives every customer free of cost.. Toyota allows you to build a vehicle on line but then you have to actually order from a dealership unfortunately.. also the Stealerships will / have lied saying the vehicle you want will take 1yr to be in stock and you should just buy something off the incoming shipment to make a quick sale..very shady business practices recently..a couple of weeks ago I ordered exactly what I wanted with zero aftermarket dealer add ons and was told 45 to 90 days but possibly sooner like 30 days..also didn't have to pay a single $0.01 over MSRP..if the dealership has " market adjustment " go to another dealership quickly as they will completely hose you on other hidden fees too.. Best of Luck.. if you need a honest dealership recommendation feel free to reach out to me..as it took weeks of getting jerked around till I found an honest dealership..Best wishes my friend..

 

Welcome to the TW

 

The 90s Toyota is probably safer. Those are rarely involved in motor vehicle accidents. If there is going to be a lot of highway driving, a 90s Toyota probably isn't going to be good vehicle for that, most 90s vehicles won't be great on the highway.

 

Welcome to TacomaWorld

 

I don't need a dealership, I have a contact who can get me one direct. He will just route it through a dealership that is local to me. I just need to tell him exactly what I want, then he will search incoming inventory. Stuff like dealer add ons can be done at time of delivery.

What I am specifically asking, which I cannot find good info on is the factory lifts for the TRD off road with the 6 foot bed.

The second part of the question is, if I have to get an aftermarket lift, will that void the entire warranty?

The 90s SR5 doesn't even have airbags, and its a tin can. How could that possibly be safer?

Rarely involved in accidents? What does that even mean, like statistically they don't get in a lot of accidents? Well that's probably because there isn't many of them out there, but that doesn't prevent a drunk driver from jumping the median and slamming into one head on.

 

Take half of what you see here with a grain of salt…

 

It wouldn't void the entire warranty. But they will not honor the warranty if whatever issue (if any) is related to the aftermarket lift. They're not going to not cover your head unit because you put an aftermarket lift on the truck. However, the aftermarket company may have a warranty.

I don't know much about the TRD lift other than it isn't much of a lift, but just enough to legally require them to remove the fog lights. I believe that would be covered by warranty.

 

Oh, ya, read that about the fog lights. Why do they get removed?

 

The 22s offer more saftey devices over a 90s Toyota. Yes, I'm going off of statistics I don't see many 90s Toyotas on the road. There have probably been more 22 Tacomas involved in crashs, than 90-99 Toyota models combined in all of 2022 so far. Walking and riding motorcycles is statistically more dangerous than riding in a pick up truck, but there are less pedestrians and motorcycles on the road. Car crashes are pretty rare in comparison to the amount of motor vehicles on the road.

 

OK, you are one of those people. Got it. lol

You know what's safer than driving. Not driving. 100% safer than driving.

 

How much you want for your mid 90's tin can death trap?

 

We are going to be asking 15K.

 

Figures.



GLWYS.

 

They've been selling between 16-22 around me. So not sure what your dumpster fire thing is about. We also just did the following:

-New Muffler
-New Power Steering assembly
-Valve job
-New Timing Chain
-New Tires
-Replaced differential

I think we put 3-4K into this past year alone.

It's very clean inside, only 154K miles.

 

I mean the current market is what it is but in my head I'm just thinking I picked one up about 10 years ago for $3500 and 4 years ago I bought my 2010 TRD Off-Road for $13.5k those seem like reasonable figures to me, well with depreciation I would think the same '00 would be $2-3k and my '10 7-10k.

Paying more for a mid 90's than I did for my 2010 just seems...

 

Welcome!

OP, my 00.2 cents.

You may find this thread helpful. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/toyota-trd-oem-lift-kit.695620/

I have a TRD Sport Double Cab Long Box. In Canada I'm ineligible for the OEM lift as well due to having a long box. However, I did see a Canadian Toyota dealership adverting that OEM lift on a long box. I didn't inquire to get any details as I'd just go to a specialty shop near me for a lift if i was looking to do that.

As a suggestion, go with the stock TRD Off-Road DCLB 4X4. 2 options for a lift on your truck. Ask around to see if a dealer will install and warranty a DCLB. If not you will have to seek out a credible Off road shop near you that can install an aftermarket lift. This may impact your warranty tho.

You may also want to consider keeping you truck stock for now and shop around, take your time and find a lift a set of wheels and tires maybe after the warranty expires. But that is 3-5 years or rated miles.

Also, shop around for any accessories you may want as well.

I know this is not just an easy point and click purchase but I think you may be happier down the road. Perhaps you can work on these details with your son. Give him some input with the mods.

 

a 2010 off road is about 25-30K right now, which is why we are buying new.


Also, pre-tacoma Toyotas are hard to find and have become somewhat of a collectors item. Every time i drive it somewhere i get offered to buy it. I get a note on it 4-5 times a year asking to call if we want to sell. I got offer 12K at Tractor Supply unsolicited last month.